Quarter I V 2010 ISSN 2229 – 5313 THE EFFECTS OF WESTERN CIVILISATION AND CULTURE ON AFRICA Dare Arowolo (Lecturer‚ Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration‚ Adekunle Ajasin University‚ Nigeria) ABSTRACT The central argument of this paper stems from the submission that colo nialism‚ slave trade and missionary are the platform upon which Western civilisation and culture thrive and are sustained. While insisting that Western civilisation and culture has precariously contaminated the traditional
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Essay course I would like to argue that ‘the Western Culture’ has adulterated too much in our Pakistani culture. In some cases‚ it has been fruitful for our culture but in others it has rather worsened the scenario. Although‚ there are many fields in which such an adulteration has taken place but in my essay I have focused on some of the key aspects‚ for example‚ media‚ language‚ dress-code and education. Beginning with the definition of culture: Culture (Latin: cultura‚ lit. "Cultivation") is a term
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soil. In terms of the leadership they gave us forms of democracy. Also how the leaders took the role to protect the people “given their joint responsiblilty for protecting their people from harm‚ kings and priests have traditionally worked together”(Cultures of the West) which took care of mental protection.As we see today in countries in the middle east when religious powers collide the city can be in turmoil. So in these early times it was normal the priest and ruler usually governed together creating
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There was a time during the western culture when the usual and accepted way of doing or thinking about something changed completely. As a matter of fact‚ there were a few men that created this paradigm shift within the Western culture‚ including Luther‚ Columbus‚ Gutenberg‚ and Copernicus. All of these four people had great ideas and way of doing things that changed the western culture; yet‚ I think the one that had a great amount of influence was Martin Luther. Not only was Martin Luther a monk
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On the surface‚ the origins of modern medicine seem to have nothing but a Western influence. Amongst the world’s medical products‚ the U.S. is literally the mecca of prescription and over the counter drugs. America alone accounts for five of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical corporations (Pharmaceutical-Technology 1.) However‚ America’s prowess and significance in the world of medicine does not necessarily elucidate to the entirety of the history of medicine. Contrary to popular belief‚ Africa is
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an Alternative Medicine ( in the Western Culture) Alternative medicine is a very general term whose definition can be very controversial. Basically‚ it is many holistic techniques for preventing and treating illnesses. Acupuncture‚ and many other therapies‚ have long been a part of Asian cultures and have recently been integrated into the Western culture. Since Acupuncture is such an important tradition in China‚ it has gained much respect from other cultures. Acupuncture is a strong component
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How there is head and tail for a coin‚ there is both positive and negative impact of western culture on India and especially on Indian youth‚ In past in India men were our traditional dresses‚ but now it is entirely changed‚ now the Indian youth moving with jeans‚ t-shirts‚ minis‚ micros‚ etc.‚ here we can proud of that western culture‚ it bringing us with the fast moving world. But when we consider the pubs‚ it is the thing to be strictly punished. In pubs both men and women are in drastic stage
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of the Balkan region or simply Balkans. The Balkans are geographically part of Europe‚ but conceptually excluded from the Western European political and economic sphere as well as culture‚ beliefs and values. The “Balkan construction” was part of the Western Hegemonic discourse and it has been seen as a ‘remote area’ - the dark and barbaric side of Europe. The typical Western – created the concept for Balkans reflect stereotypes such as violence‚ ferocity‚ irrationality and uncontrollable passion
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that were particular to my culture. Later on that evening she had pulled me to the side and told me that the culture that she was raised in was completely different from mine. She was raised in New York all of her life and she had never experienced such a distinct culture. At that time I told her that she did not know half the story! As time went on‚ she attended more and more Indian functions and realized that the main differences between the western and Indian cultures were religion‚ marriage
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The Influences of Islamic Culture towards Architecture I. Introduction Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religions style from the foundation of Islam to present day. Most of the building is influenced by Islamic element with variety of style in which are Persian style‚ Indo-Islamic style and Indonesian-Malay style. II. Body A. The first style of Islamic culture that influences the architecture is Persian style. 1. Persian style can be identified
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